A provocative glimpse into recent history, Pawel's exposé offers deep insight into the nature of mass movements.

Los Angeles Times

In this sympathetic yet courageously honest narrative ... Miriam Pawel pays tribute to the dreams of a generation of young Americans dedicated to social justice and the dignity of labor.

Kevin Starr

This incisive and sensitive study makes a major contribution to our understanding of Cesar Chavez and the poor people's movement he led.

David G. Gutiérrez

Miriam Pawel combines the skills of an historian and an investigative reporter to tell the story of the remarkable people upon whose dreams the farm worker movement was established, moved forward, and forever changed the nation.

William Deverell

The four-part report that forms the basis of Unfinished Business won Pawel a 2007 fellowship from the Alicia Patterson Foundation.